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A new "nuclear renaissance" for investors: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... where renewable will be the major driver and nuclear will be a supplement of baseload power. "The IEA has predicted nuclear power to double from early 2022 to 2050, and most acceleration will come through in the 2030s. Even in that scenario, total nuclear ...

Scoping future winners from the green hydrogen transition: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... have brought down the cost of wind and solar power, and made them cost-competitive with gas- fired generation and nuclear power. "There is a need for a lot of long-term storage option beyond batteries, which can only provide energy for 12-14 hours," ...

Using ESG, ethical screens in multi-asset strategy investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... that receive more than 5% of revenue from the sale of alcoholic beverages, adult entertainment, animal welfare, and nuclear power production. As of 2020, the combination of those screens could remov e between 30% and 55% of companies in major indices ...

Industry fund lifts game on SRI options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... chain and significantly reduces tolerance thresholds on many other industries, including gambling, alcohol, and nuclear power. The new SRI options also have a new screen on live animal exports. 'While these options do have greater risk due to the reduced ...

Vanguard expands Ethically Conscious product range

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... business activities involving fossil fuels, alcohol, tobacco, gambling, military weapons and civilian firearms, nuclear power, and adult entertainment. "We've had ESG related products in the market for some time," said Evan Reedman, head of product ...

Retail sustainable investments grow by 21%: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Morningstar noted that "in this time of climate awareness, more funds exclude thermal coal than exposure to the nuclear power sector." There are a small but increasing number of choices for funds that invest in an environmental sector theme. Renewable ...

Majority of Australians want greater action on climate change: Glow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... have data like this available, so that blind decisions aren't made." The survey tested appetites for the use of nuclear power as a solution. According to the report, a large portion of citizens surveyed in all countries, except nuclear-free New Zealand ...

BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... The fund excludes issuers in eight core filters: tobacco, alcohol, gambling, military weapons, civilian firearms, nuclear power, adult entertainment and genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The fund also has an additional full fossil fuel screen to ...

Vanguard Australia licenses FTSE Russell index for ESG-related products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... 31 July 2018. The index excludes companies based on their business lines and product involvement in fossil fuels, nuclear power, adult entertainment, alcohol, gambling, tobacco, and weapons, FTSE Russell noted. "The adoption of ESG investing has accelerated ...

New Zealanders want KiwiSaver funds to consider ESG factors: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... The survey found that the top five industries that most respondents want to avoid investing in include whaling, nuclear power, tobacco, gambling and weapons, whilst key issues that New Zealanders want their KiwiSaver providers to take into account are ...